Blockchain Governance

The XRP Ledger is nearing activation of PermissionDelegationV1_1, an upgrade designed to let accounts delegate limited responsibilities without surrendering full key control. The amendment entered a 14-day countdown after broad validator support and follows a revised implementation that fixes a previously identified fee-related flaw.

The Ethereum Foundation has released a new policy guide aimed at governments and institutions. The report argues Ethereum’s decentralized design makes it suitable as neutral digital infrastructure for identity, records and tokenization.

A new Ethereum governance proposal would let validators direct part of their staking rewards to ecosystem infrastructure and public goods. If approved by a majority, the contribution could become mandatory for all validators.